Audiofile Engineering Upgrades FiRe App To Version 2

Posted on Jun 3, 2011

Audiofile Engineering has upgrade their iOS field recording app FiRe to version 2. The new version has been redesigned and rewritten from the ground up with a host of new features for the latest iOS devices.

Audio Engineering claims FiRe was the first iPhone recorder to display an accurate audio waveform in real time, the first to support markers, Broadcast WAVE metadata, and the downloading of files in multiple file formats, as well as the first application on any platform to offer native SoundCloud integration.

Start recording right away in FiRe, and worry about file format later. When the time comes to share recordings, users can choose AIFF, WAVE, CAF, AAC, Apple Lossless, Podcast, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC, and with a few taps send them to a computer via iTunes Sharing. Record and publish to a SoundCloud account in just a few taps. FiRe now adds the most widely used file sharing service on the web – Dropbox. With just a few taps, recordings can be uploaded to a Dropbox account.

Audiofile Engineering has created new EQ and Dynamics that include compression and expansion with the ability to adjust threshold, ratio, attack time, release time, and input and output gain as well as three EQ filters: Highpass, Lowpass, and a Band Cut/Boost filter. FiRe 2 features unique input processing presets developed by iZotope. And with FiRe’s play-through feature, audio can be monitored before recording to make sure the desired preset is selected. The new presets include Dictation, Interview, Lecture, and Office Mode in addition to many more from the previous version.

Audio Engineering’s FiRe 2 requires iOS 4.2 on an iPhone 3GS/4, 3rd/4th gen iPod touch, iPad, or iPad 2 and is available through iTunes for $5.99. FiRe 1.5 is still available for older iOS devices.